Living in Okehampton with children
Okehampton, Devon. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 9,108 people in 4,050 households; 27.3% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
11 schools: 10 state primary, 1 state secondaryOkehampton on the schools map →Every school in Okehampton, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (10)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School | Good | Lower half · 173rd in Devon | — |
| South Tawton Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 178th in Devon | — |
| Hatherleigh Community Primary School | Good | Lower half · 189th in Devon | — |
| Bridestowe Primary School | Good | Lower half · 199th in Devon | 2.576 miles (2026) |
| Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit | School remains Good | Lower half · 204th in Devon | — |
| Boasley Cross Community Primary School | School remains Good | — | — |
| Exbourne Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | — | — |
| Lydford Primary School | Good | — | — |
| Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | — | — |
| St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School | Good | — | 0.58 miles (2026) |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okehampton College | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 25th in Devon | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (34 detached, 33 semi-detached, 41 terraced, 18 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Okehampton. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Okehampton →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 45% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 71%, on average across the 994 postcodes in EX20. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 1 outstanding; 3 good, or expected standard. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.66 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 4 in Devon.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 13 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Devon
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Devon.
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